Gone to Dust

Product Description [Read by MacLeod Andrews]Set in Minnesota, Gone to Dust is the debut private eye murder mystery from Emmy Award-winning Seinfeld writer Matt Goldman. A brutal crime. The ultimate cover-up. How do you solve a murder with no useable evidence? Private detective Nils Shapiro is focused on forgetting his ex-wife and keeping warm during another Minneapolis winter when a former colleague, neighboring Edina Police Detective Anders Ellegaard, calls with the impossible. Suburban divorcee Maggie Somerville was found murdered in her bedroom, her body covered with the dust from hundreds of emptied vacuum cleaner bags, all potential DNA evidence obscured by the calculating killer. Digging into Maggie's cell phone records, Nils finds that the most frequently called number belongs to a mysterious young woman whose true identity could shatter the Somerville family but could she be guilty of murder? After the FBI demands that Nils drop the case, Nils and Ellegaard are forced to take their investigation underground, where the case grows as murky as the contents of the vacuum cleaner bags. Is this a strange case of domestic violence or something with far reaching, sinister implications? Review ''Sharp wit, complex characters, and masterful plotting makes Goldman a writer to watch. Irreverent and insightful, private detective Nils Shapiro is sure to become a fan favorite.'' --Harlan Coben, New York Timesbestselling author''A perfect blend of light touch and dark story -- I want more of Nils Shapiro.'' --Lee Child, New York Timesbestselling author''A clever mystery that starts with a unique crime scene, mixes in a package of red herrings, and tops off the plot with Nils Shapiro, a private eye who is as interesting as his name.'' --Phillip Margolin, New York Timesbestselling author About the Author Matt Goldman is an Emmy Award-winning television writer. He wrote two seasons on Seinfeld, as well as many other shows, one as a staff writer and the second as a story editor. Goldman won an Emmy Award for his work on Wizards of Waverly Place, was nominated for a Writer's Guild Award for his work on Seinfeld, and received special recognition from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his contribution to ''The Puppy,'' the Emmy Award-winning episode of Ellen.